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Double Density

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Double Density episodes

  • Episode 271: Greys and Grasshoppers

    Mobile gaming is popular and YouTube is getting in on the action, and Brian is having weird AirPods problems. In the paranormal, Brian and Angelo are attacked by banner ads as they read the story of Kevin and the grasshopper aliens.

    Links:

    • Playables are now on YouTube - YouTube Blog
  • YouTube rolls out its new Playables games to all users - The Verge
  • 1987 Grasshopper Alien Encounter in Canadian Yukon Forest - Detailed Account
  • Martin Jasek - Bio
    • 44 min
  • Episode 270: A Solar-Powered Holodeck

    This week, Brian and Angelo reconnect after a few weeks off from recording together, A.I. is being weird, Angelo has made some minor tech purchases, and the Logic Pro 11 Stem Splitter is pretty great. The, the duo takes a trip back to Stonehenge to find out if A.I. tells the truth about its origins.

    Links:

    • Mike McCready does not know the Alive intro
  • Google promised a better search experience — now it’s telling us to put glue on our pizza - The Verge
  • MX Master 3S Wireless Performance Mouse | Logitech
  • Guitar Rig 7 Pro – virtual amps, pedals, and effects
    • 42 min
  • Episode 268: Daytime TV Ghosts

    Brian got new AirPods, someone wrote in to tell us our podcast could sound better, an internet mystery has been solved, and the Warrens were once on the Sally Jessy Raphael show and it was a doozie.

    Links:

    • Everyone Knows That: internet music mystery solved via 1986 adult movie | Music | The Guardian
  • Sally Jessy Raphael Snedeker Family The Haunting In Connecticut - YouTube
  • Ed & Lorraine Warren and the Funniest 45 Minutes of Television to Ever Air (Found, Reuploaded) : r/horror
  • Behind The Conjuring: uncovering the true Ed and Lorraine Warren
  • The Nostalgia Skeptic: "I Was Raped By A Demon": Ed and Lorraine Warren on the Sally Jesse Raphael Show (1992)
  • Paranormal television - Wikipedia
    • 44 min
  • Episode 267: Is The Universe's Hard Drive Actually Full?

    Are popular product reviewers responsible for ruining products with negative reviews? Are we living in a simulation? These are the questions posed (and discussed) in this week's episode.

    Links:

    • Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? - YouTube
  • Don’t blame MKBHD for the fate of Humane AI and Fisker | TechCrunch
  • A Scientist Says He Has the Evidence That We Live in a Simulation
  • Simulation hypothesis - Wikipedia
    • 37 min
  • Episode 266: A Fourth Grade Book Report On UFOs

    Brian gets a new phone, Humane releases their answer to the smart phone, AI artwork in a movie causes an Upraor, and Angelo shares his book report for UFO, by Garrett Graff.

    Links:

    • Humane AI Pin review: the post-smartphone future isn’t here yet - The Verge
  • The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now - YouTube
  • Incredible New Device That Doesn't Do Anything Right - YouTube
  • 'Late Night With the Devil' Directors Clarify AI Image Use In Movie
  • UFO | Book by Garrett M. Graff | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
    • 51 min
  • Episode 265: Fake Coins, Real Drugs

    This week, Akon's city is a house of cards made of crypto, and an eternal question is answered: are psychedelic drugs a window to an alien world?

    Links:

    • The Brutal Collapse of Akon’s Scam City
  • Akon City: tumbleweed rolls through site of rapper’s Wakanda-inspired dream
  • Debt-trap diplomacy - Wikipedia
  • Can psychedelics actually help us communicate with aliens? | Huck
  • Taking DMT Can Lead to Experiences Similar to Those Reported by People Who Claim to Have Been Abducted by Aliens, Study Shows
  • Survey of entity encounter experiences occasioned by inhaled N,N-dimethyltryptamine: Phenomenology, interpretation, and enduring effects - Alan K Davis, John M Clifton, Eric G Weaver, Ethan S Hurwitz, Matthew W Johnson, Roland R Griffiths, 2020
  • Alex Jones Says Secret Government Program Uses Psychedelics To Communicate With Aliens - Marijuana Moment
    • 43 min
  • Episode 264: Vive Le Quebec Weird

    This week, the DOJ sues Apple (how do you like them Apple(s)?), and Quebec wins the Double Density award for most UFO sightings based on the 2023 Canadian UFO Survey.

    Links:

    • United States v. Apple is pure nerd rage - The Verge
  • Apple’s iPhone is not a monopoly like Windows was a monopoly | TechCrunch
  • Canadian UFO Survey
    • 45 min
  • Episode 263: We’re Not Gonna Take It: The Fatigue Of UFO Disclosure

    This week:

    • The PS5... Pro??? (Yes)
    • TikTok... Banned in the US?? (Maybe)
    • UFO Disclosure... Just around the corner?? (No)

    Links:

    • Sony’s PS5 Pro is up to three times faster, may arrive holiday 2024 - The Verge
  • How the House quietly revived the TikTok ban bill - The Verge
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tiktok-national-security-review-1.7143574#:~:text=%22Canada%20made%20the%20determination%20that,security%20reviews%2C%22%20he%20said.
  • Book Review: 'UFO' is a detailed look at the history of the search for the truth that's out there | AP News
  • ‘It only takes one to be real and it changes humanity for ever’: what if we’ve been lied to about UFOs? | Alien life | The Guardian
  • First on CNN: US is receiving dozens of UFO reports a month, senior Pentagon official tells CNN
    • 38 min
  • Episode 262: The Ghost Of The Internet Of Things

    This week, find out what happens when you move into a home that has smart devices that you can't control. In the paranormal segment, a look at flight MH370; ten years on and not many answers.

    Links:

    • Living with the ghost of a smart home’s past - The Verge
  • 10 years after Flight MH370 disappeared, investigators have 'many theories but little evidence' | CBC News
  • What Happened to MH370? What We Know About the Malaysia Airlines Flight. - The New York Times
  • Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Is There a Bermuda Triangle Connection?
  • VFX Artists DEBUNK Flight MH370 Alien Abduction "Footage" - YouTube
  • YouTube's Darkest Channels 5 - YouTube
    • 38 min

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Greetings cyberspace. Tune in every Wednesday as Angelo and Brian discuss tech news and issues, as well as the fads and trends of yesteryear. Stick around as they also delve into the strange world of…